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Syntax

string quoted_printable_decode(string $text)

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

$text The source string to decode.
RETURNS A binary string which represents an e-mail attachment.

What it Does

Converts a quoted printable string which is commonly used in e-mail messages to a binary string. Quoted printable is a way to encode attachments to e-mails which may be binary or text-based files.

Example

// Save a file attachment as a jpg image
$contents = quoted_printable_decode($quotedPrintable);
file_put_contents('emailAttachment.jpg', $contents);